Actually, the difference between background/foreground processes is mostly overblown. First, you can set adjust the relative priority. Second, if you're not using your server as a desktop system, then foreground processes are pretty minimal.
A couple of years ago, there were instructions floating around the Net on how to convert your Winnt Workstation to a Winnt Server. It was mostly a few adjustments in the registry; the two operating systems were otherwise identical. Microsoft took steps to stop this with Win2k, but, except for the 10-connection limit, Win2k Pro would be just fine as a server for most purposes, including IMail. We run IMail on a Win2k Server, but I am under the impression that there are people on this list who run large IMail installations on Win2k Pro. So this shouldn't be a problem for technical reasons, but, of course, the EULA is a different matter. Ben Bednarz BC Web ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 1:36 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Win XP > EULAs aside, Win2k Server should have better IMail performance than Win2k > Pro b/c the server version gives a priority benefit to background processes > (ie: Services) and the Pro/Desktop version gives a priority benefit to > foreground processes (ie: XL, Graphics). This goes way back into the > history of NT3.x and goes to the heart of what the two products were meant > to do. > > I still would not go with XP just because its the new in thing. In fact, I > would not go with it specifically because its the new in thing. Its not > tested enough yet in a high performance business environment. I don't know > of any major corps that have adopted XP yet. My opinion is to wait and see > what the XP-SP1 fixes. > > Todd > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert Haskett > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 2:26 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Win XP > > > >>1)Windows XP is a desktop OS....IMail is a mail server....hence the OS > named > >>Windows 2000 Server...enough said.. > > The arrogance of that statement is unbelievable. I quote from the Ipswitch > webpage "IMail Server is an easy-to-use, web-enabled, secure and > spam-resistant mail server for Windows NT/2000/XP." I don't see the word > SERVER there anywhere. > > I still think the jury is still out on whether or not running Imail on WinXP > or Win2K Pro is a violation of the EULA. I have read through the EULA and I > don't agree that it is a violation. Using XP or 2000 Pro to run Imail in my > opinion is drastically different that having someone "login or signon" to > the server to use print or file services. I have read all the propaganda on > here on a number of threads so don't everybody start flaming me. Just > offering my opinion to the above ludicrous statement. > > I run Imail on Win 2K Server JUST so that the M$ police don't ever come > knock down my door. Just to be safe. Billy Gates has spies everywhere. > > >>2)with that volume the XP will probably croak ......quickly.. > > And your proof of this statement is? 3000 users is NOT a huge load on an > Imail server. There are Imail servers out there running alot more than that. > > Now with all that said, run Imail on a Win 2K Server (even though it runs > FINE on Win 2K Professional or NT 4.0). Just don't enable IIS services and > avoid all the security crap that IIS brings with it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Maurice > Lovelady > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 1:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Win XP > > > Acouple of points to make here: > > 1)Windows XP is a desktop OS....IMail is a mail server....hence the OS named > Windows 2000 Server...enough said.. > 2)with that volume the XP will probably croak ......quickly.. > 3)As someone else pointed out you be in direct violation of your EULA to run > XP Pro as a server even if it would accept all those simultaneous > connections > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ben Granholm > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 9:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Win XP > > > Is anyone out there running Imail 7.x on Win XP Pro? We are going > upgrading our server and we are seeing if it makes any sense to get 2000 > server over win xp pro. All we will run on it is the mail server and we > have the unlimited license with approximately 3000 addresses. We see a > decent volume of mail in our peek times. 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